Welding rod holder

ABSTRACT

A holder for diverse types of welding rods incorporating at least two rod-receiving compartments which are of different effective longitudinal extent so that rods of different lengths may be accommodated, as well as to permit of a projection of one series of rods beyond another to facilitate manual detection.

United States Patent [191 Bush 1541 WELDING ROD HOLDER [76] Inventor:Charles E. Bush, 17 Baden Avenue, St. Louis County, Mo. 63147 [22]Filed: Apr. 9, 1971 21 Appl. N01; 132,661

[52] US. Cl ..2ll/60 [51] Int. Cl. ..A47f 7/00 [58] Field of Search..2l1/60; 108/60 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,734,7902/1956 Pospie ..2l l/6O R X [451 May 15, 1973 3,385,451 5/1968 Anderson..211/60 R 2,316,771 4/1943 Davis 3,227,503 l/1966 Fletcher.....2,758,723 8/l956 Morris ..2l l/6O R X Primary Examiner-Nile C. Byers,Jr. A ttorney- Ralph W. Kalish [57] ABSTRACT A holder for diverse typesof welding rods incorporating at least two rod-receiving compartmentswhich are of different effective longitudinal extent so that rods ofdifferent lengths may be accommodated, as well as to permit of aprojection of one series of rods beyond another to facilitate manualdetection.

4 Claims, 9 Drawing Figures PATENIEU m V5198 M 8 a W F 0O 4i 7 n W 5i 0m 6 m MAMA}, 14H 5 m v 7N i5 5 a I m L 8 1/ 1| 4 G 5 G L i H i Z. 0/ M/0 1 r l I r d IM W nlfl H INVENTOR CHARLES E. BUSH BY w ATTORNEY WELDINGROD HOLDER The present invention relates in general to receptacles and,more particularly, to a compartmented welding rod holder.

Heretofore, welders carried separate bundles of different type weldingrods, such as the mild steel electrodes or the low hydrogen electrodes,which rods were necessary to accomplish the proper welding job at aconstruction site. Since often times the welders worked at relativelygreat heightsand in cramped quarters, it was inconvenient, as well asdangerous, for the welder to carry separate bundles of rods. Also, looserod bundles presented a hazard to personnel working below. In situationswhere the diverse welding rods were integrally bundled, it required awelder to search for the desired rod with attendant slow down in thewelding procedure. a

The present invention provides a welding rod holder which may be worn bya welder and which is compartmented for accommodating different typesand lengths of welding rods, with the compartments being of differentextent so that one group of rods may extend spacedly outwardly beyondanother group for ready detection.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a weldingrod holder which assures facile determination of, and, ease of accessto, the desired welding rod.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a welding rodholder of, the type described which may be worn by a welder, as byattaching same to his belt, or to a strap swung around his shoulder.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a welding rodholder of the type described which is safe in usage, leaving thewelders'hands free for permitting safe travel up and down ladders andthe like; and also enabling him to carry sufficient welding rod types toinsure against unnecessary loss of time to replenish his rod supply.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a welding rodholder of the type stated which may be most economically manufactured;which is durable and reliablein usage, being formed of rigid material;and the use of which conduces to economies in a welders time, as well aseliminating hazards heretofore accepted by the handling of rods andloose bundles.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of awelding rod holder constructed in accordance with and embodying thepresent invention illustrating an outer cover in phantom lines. I

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the welding rod holder shown inFIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view.

FIG. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 44 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 55 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a horizontal section taken on the line 6--6 of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a vertical section taken on the line 7-7 of FIG. 4.

2 FIG. 8 is a vertical section taken on the line 8-8 of FIG. 5.

FIG. 9 is a vertical section taken on the line 9--9 of FIG. 6.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now by referencecharacters to the drawing which illustrates the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, A generally designates a welding rod holdercomprising a body 1 which is preferably of open framework and althoughthe same may be annular in cross section, is illustrated herein as beingsemi-circular in cross section for exemplary purposes. Body 1incorporates a base wall 2 upon which centrallyis mounted a verticalsupport member 3; said latter may be suitably affixed, as by welding, tobase plate 2. The transverse extent of support member 3 is substantiallythe same as the radius of base wall 2 and being located on the transverse axis of the latter to divide same into sections, of equal area, 4,4'. Said support member 3 is provided on its side margins, at its upperand lower ends and at substantially its midpoint, with transverselyaligned pairs of mounting flanges 5, 5'; 6, 6'; and 7, 7', respectively,which latter are in normal planar relationship to the main plane ofsupport member 3. Each of said pairs of mounting flanges 5, 5', 6, 6 and7, 7 are fixed on their outer surfaces to the confronting inner portionsof rodretention bands 8, 9, 10, respectively. Each band is of like sizeand contour; being semi-circular in cross section for registration withbotton wall 2. Thus, mounting flanges 5, 6, and 7 are secured to thearcuated portion, as indicated at 11, of the related band, while thecompanion mounting flanges 5, 6,. and 7 are secured to the rectilinearportion 12 of the associated band. As may best be seen in FIG. 9, theinner lower end por tions of band 8 are secured, as by welding, to theedge of base wall 2 for further rigidification of body 1. It will beobserved that the upper edge of top band 9 constitutes the upper marginof body 1.. Accordingly, it will be seen that support member 3, togetherwith bands 8, 9 and 10, cooperate to define a pair of verticalcompartments 13,14, the bases of which are constituted of bottom wallsections 4, 4', respectively. Each of said compartments are of generalquadrant shape in cross section.

Provided within compartment 14 for securement to band 10 and supportmember 3 is a plate 15 presented in planar parallel relationship tobottom wall 2 and having a continuous marginal, upstanding short flange16, for fixing, as by welding, to the adjacent confronting portions ofband 10 and support member 3 (see FIGS. 2 and 8). Said plate 15effectively divides compartment 14 into an upper and lower portion17,18, respectively.

By provision of plate 15, rod holder A effectively constitutes anelongated compartment 13 and a relatively shorter compartment, as formedby upper portion 17 of compartment 14.

In actual usage, body 1 may be disposed within a suitable covering, asindicated in phantom lines in FIG. 1, which may be constructed ofsuitable fireproof, flexible material, such as, asbestos, or may beenclosed by more rigid materials if desired. Rod holder A with orwithout an outer covering may be readily adapted for suspension as bysuitable means from the users belt or shoulder; or, if desired, may beadapted :for disposition upon a support surface immediately adjacent theworking area.

Rod holder A in usage is extremely versatile in that by virtue of thedifferential in extents of compartment 13 and 17, welding rods orso-called electrodes of different length may be accommodated therein. Itis most customary for welders to require different types of electrodes,such as, for instance, mild steel electrodes and low hydrogenelectrodes, as the nature of such electrodes depends upon the particulartype of welding to be undertaken. Many times the welding is to beeffected on a scaffold or at an elevated point in a building underconstruction and the like, so that it is extremely inconvenient andcostly for a welder to be insufficiently equipped with the necessarytypes of electrodes when the work is to be effected at a point remotefrom normal supply. Furthermore, during welding operations, it is timeconsuming and difficult for welders to discontinue work and remove theirmask for the purpose of selecting the requisite electrode.

Also when electrodes of varying length are required, a welder must alsostop work to attempt to locate the shorter rod.

By the present invention a relatively longer rod, indicated r, isaccommodated in compartment 13, while shorter rods, as indicated r, maybe retained within section 17 of compartment 14. Thus, the same arepresented readily for sensitive detection by the welder so that he neednot discontinue his work to make the appropriate choice. Additionally,if manual detection could not be easily effected by reason of similarityof diameter and the like of the two types of rods, the location of platewould allow of rods disposed thereon to extend beyond the upper end ofbody A to a point above the rods r in chamber 13. Such differential inextent could be readily determined by a welder without having to ceaseoperations.

Accordingly, in view of the foregoing, it will be seen that rod holder Ais extremely useful in operation, permitting a welder to retain anappropriate supply of the different types of rods that might be requiredat a point distant from the supply, and which rod holder will conduce tosubstantially immediate detection by the welder of the desired rod sothat discontinuance in welding procedures will be of minimum duration.

Although rod holder A is shown as being of semicircular cross section,it is obvious that the same could as easily be of circular configurationwithout departing from the spirit of the present invention. By suchcircular contour, four vertical compartments could be provided asopposed to the two shown in the drawing. Manifestly, with more than twocompartments, the same could be easily arranged to present different,effective lengths so that a multiplicity of rod lengths could beaccommodated. Commensurate adjustment of the bands and plates could bequite simply achieved.

Thus, it is clear that with an annular base the vertical the radius ofsuch base member; each being secured as I by welding to the main supportmember. For this type of design the bands are preferably annular andlocated vertically with respect to the support members so as to presentplates corresponding to plate 15 at selected vertical dispositions onthe holder, thereby accommodating rods of a multiplicity of lengths.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to obtainletters patent for is:

l. A welding rod holder comprising a flat base, a vertical support fixedin its lower portion to said base and extending upwardly therefrom, saidvertical support having a transverse extent substantially coincidentwith the cross sectional extent of said base, a plurality offrame-forming band-like members secured on said vertical support inmutually vertically spaced relationship, the lowermost band-like memberbeing adjacent said base and the uppermost band-like member beingadjacent the upper or base-remote end of said vertical support, saidband-like members being presented surroundingly of said vertical supportand defining areas substantially coincident with the area of said base,said band-like members being in registration with the marginal portionsof said base whereby said band-like members together with the base andsaid vertical support define a pair of compartments, one each onopposite sides of said vertical support, and a rod support plate engagedto one side of said vertical support and to one of said band-likemembers located upwardly of said base, in parallel disposition to saidbase whereby the same effectively divides the related compartment intoan upper and lower portion.

2. A welding rod holder as defined in claim 8 and further characterizedby there being three band-like members mounted on said vertical support,said rod support plate being engaged to the intermediate band-likemember.

3. A welding rod holder as defined in claim 1 and further characterizedby said band-like members being of semi-circular configuration and saidbase being of semi-circular configuration.

4. A welding rod holder as defined in claim 1 and further characterizedby said band-like members and said base being of annular configuration.

1. A welding rod holder comprising a flat base, a vertical support fixedin its lower portion to said base and extending upwardly therefrom, saidvertical support having a transverse extent substantially coincidentwith the cross sectional extent of said base, a plurality offrame-forming band-like members secured on said vertical support inmutually vertically spaced relationship, the lowermost band-like memberbeing adjacent said base and the uppermost band-like member beingadjacent the upper or base-remote end of said vertical support, saidband-like members being presented surroundingly of said vertical supportand defining areas substantially coincident with the area of said base,said band-like members being in registration with the marginal portionsof said base whereby said band-like members together with the base andsaid vertical support define a pair of compartments, one each onopposite sides of said vertical support, and a rod support plate engagedto one side of said vertical support and to one of said band-likemembers located upwardly of said base, in parallel disposition to saidbase whereby the same effectively divides the related compartment intoan upper and lower portion.
 2. A welding rod holder as definEd in claim8 and further characterized by there being three band-like membersmounted on said vertical support, said rod support plate being engagedto the intermediate band-like member.
 3. A welding rod holder as definedin claim 1 and further characterized by said band-like members being ofsemi-circular configuration and said base being of semi-circularconfiguration.
 4. A welding rod holder as defined in claim 1 and furthercharacterized by said band-like members and said base being of annularconfiguration.